Blaylock Surname

35,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blaylock Surname Definition:

BLAYLOC: A rare name recorded in Annan, 1801. Suggested to be from Old English blae meaning livid or lead-colored hair, but perhaps of local origin. compare under Blellock.

Blaylock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3721:27,1063,391
England8101:68,7887,946
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Scotland561:95,6046,623
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Wales141:221,03813,576
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4621:52,7616,354
Scotland601:62,3873,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9961:50,4205,724

Blaylock (38) may also be a first name.

Blaylock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BLAYLOC: A rare name recorded in Annan, 1801. Suggested to be from Old English blae meaning livid or lead-colored hair, but perhaps of local origin. compare under Blellock.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) With the Livid or Lead- Coloured Lock (Hair). [v. under Blay, and + Old Norse lokk-r-Old English locc, hair]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had lead-colored hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Blaylock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blaylock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Blaylock is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blaylock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blaylock is the 35,987th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 496,799 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Blaylock live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Blaylock is also the 1,662,754th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,372 people, or 1 in 27,106. In The United States Blaylock is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Blaylock occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Blaylock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blaylock has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blaylock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blaylock are 12.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blaylock earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.05% more than the national average, earning R 309,060 per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blayolock941/
Bllaylock940/
Blalock9316,951/
Blayloc938/
Blylock934/
Blailock88157/
Blaylack8832/
Blaelock884/
Blallock884/
Blatlock882/
Bleylock882/
Blalocks881/
Blalocke881/
Blaslock881/
Blaylosk880/
Blaylook880/
Blealock880/
Blaloc863/
Blalok860/
Blalack80845/
Blelock8019/
Vlalock802/
Blalouk801/
Blaloct801/
Blailok801/
Blaslack7510/
Blaliak671/
Blalakt671/
Blalogue631/
Villaloc631/
Blalakke630/
Bellalahak561/

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